Lowe's Companies (LOW) 10-K 2016 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in:

Description	Registration Statement Number
Form S-3 ASR
Lowe’s Stock Advantage Direct Stock Purchase Plan	333-200115
Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Common Stock	333-206537
Form S-8
Lowe’s 401(k) Plan	33-29772
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 1994 Incentive Plan	33-54499
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 1997 Incentive Plan	333-34631
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Directors’ Stock Option Plan	333-89471
Lowe’s Companies Benefit Restoration Plan	333-97811
Lowe’s Companies Cash Deferral Plan	333-114435
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan	333-138031; 333-196513
Lowe’s Companies Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Stock Options for Everyone	333-143266; 333-181950

of our reports dated April 3, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries (“the Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2017.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina

April 3, 2017